Average winds where hurricane force not storm force, they greatly underestimated how powerful this was even the next day after it happened. That 94mph gust at the weather centre was just 1 recorded gust then the barometre broke and couldn't take readings, other stations around London and southern england recorded gusts of 110-120mph with average/mean windspeeds of 80mph for a period of over 3 hours. So this would be the equivelant of a strong cat 2 boarderline category 3 hurricane in America.
Having no school was so brilliant. Usually reserved for days of snow. I loved when it snowed, waiting by the radio listening to local news programmes, learning which schools were closed that day. I wish that still happened with work.
HELLO People, you all must be very young, not to know the following.
In 1987 there was no Weather Satilites, no GPS and not a wide range of Mobile Devices.
Most weather reportings comming in to the News Channels came from shipping in the ECH. These reports where sent to a Unit Room, where they where reworded and sent to the news centres. By the time these reports where aired, they where 1 to 3 hrs old, lots of things can change in that space.
I was suicidally trying to carry a wooden door with my mum across a filed while the storm was still raging. Just one of the things you do when you have hurricane.
Poor Ian McCaskill, he really does look a state there but good god, the "ambulance service didn't ask us to" tell them about the storm? That's shocking - surely the Met Office is providing a service which includes any knowledge of dangerous weather on the way, no matter how imminent, should warn the appropriate authorities to prepare for casualties and/or incidents. To not bother is tantamount to negligence, it only takes a phone call and perhaps a quick newsflash to prepare people.
They used to do that. I think it was because they just had a few minutes to fill (about 5-10 mins) so would just bung some testcard music onto the record player.
I slept through the whole thing. I was working in graphics for the regional opt at BBC East in Norwich on the morning after. They had a clean picture feed from us, so I offered London/network any maps, pictures or name-super they required. They turned me down! Sheesh!
Not all that hard to believe - the broomcupboard was the BBC1 Continuity suite, if that's down BBC1 is off air, so making sure that was generator backed was a priority.
are you sure? i thought going live didnt start till about 88? i can still remember his last week in the job!
but if not, you can change the above to...
i bet that andy crane was pissed off when his super strength lacquered hair was transformed into the mother of all bad hair days in the 5 seconds it took from the limo to the bbc reception...edd the duck was noted as saying it would look better in green....
Both this background and the pictures were on separate boards - so they could just take that board out with all the pictures on it and replace it with the living-room background for that morning!
This looks even odder than if he presented it with loads of childish scribbles in the background!
Michael Buerk threatening to go all Day Today on a bedraggled Ian McCaskill is TV gold.
kisbie 4 weeks ago
Average winds where hurricane force not storm force, they greatly underestimated how powerful this was even the next day after it happened. That 94mph gust at the weather centre was just 1 recorded gust then the barometre broke and couldn't take readings, other stations around London and southern england recorded gusts of 110-120mph with average/mean windspeeds of 80mph for a period of over 3 hours. So this would be the equivelant of a strong cat 2 boarderline category 3 hurricane in America.
Knightoftheorient 6 months ago
Poor old ian mccaskill looks a bit windswept and battered at the end fighting his corner
VirgLondon2 1 year ago
John Kettley is a Weatherman and so is ............
snapester82 1 year ago
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Is that the CBBC Broom Cupboard?
ldlmedia 1 year ago
Is that the CBBC Broom Cupboard?
ldlmedia 1 year ago
McCaskill to this day refuses to accept that the MET got it badly wrong on the day.
PinkFloydFan74 1 year ago 3
welcome to hurricane season
1234noaa22 1 year ago
Whatever happened to John Kettley? I liked him.
TimonofBath 1 year ago 2
Ah I remember the Breakfast Time Jingle.. Classic. Oh and poor old Ian I assume his wardrobe blew away in the nught
NPA1001 1 year ago 2
Rene from Allo Allo almost copped it. He survived! Go Rene!
readtherightbooks 2 years ago 5
I think that happened in the Burns Day Storm in 1990?
TheMessiah79 2 years ago
That wasn't 1987
LuthansaTerminal 2 years ago
Wrong storm kidda....... it was the Burns Day Storm 1990 that he got injured in.
ricmonist86 1 year ago
myra stewart was a babe back then
dragonfitter 3 years ago 2
The weather dude looks like he's speaking from home and drunk ! and doesn't even care, lol !
bmilondon2009 3 years ago 3
Oh, trip down memory lane this one
eggfromsywell 3 years ago 3
I love in Cornwall and we had no electric for a few days and no school.
gazz021 3 years ago 2
Having no school was so brilliant. Usually reserved for days of snow. I loved when it snowed, waiting by the radio listening to local news programmes, learning which schools were closed that day. I wish that still happened with work.
feckingbillgates 3 years ago 6
Work in a school?
otleybey 2 years ago
Good point, but I think there's something about the whole package of childhood that made it very particular.
feckingbillgates 2 years ago
at the end, the bold weather dude seems a bit stupid, giving stupid reasons for not having reports before hand.
bilalahmed2123 3 years ago
HELLO People, you all must be very young, not to know the following.
In 1987 there was no Weather Satilites, no GPS and not a wide range of Mobile Devices.
Most weather reportings comming in to the News Channels came from shipping in the ECH. These reports where sent to a Unit Room, where they where reworded and sent to the news centres. By the time these reports where aired, they where 1 to 3 hrs old, lots of things can change in that space.
Weather reports then where lame.
wizzboy76 3 years ago 2
the dude in the last shot looks messed !
bilalahmed2123 3 years ago
I was suicidally trying to carry a wooden door with my mum across a filed while the storm was still raging. Just one of the things you do when you have hurricane.
turner60 3 years ago
Poor Ian McCaskill, he really does look a state there but good god, the "ambulance service didn't ask us to" tell them about the storm? That's shocking - surely the Met Office is providing a service which includes any knowledge of dangerous weather on the way, no matter how imminent, should warn the appropriate authorities to prepare for casualties and/or incidents. To not bother is tantamount to negligence, it only takes a phone call and perhaps a quick newsflash to prepare people.
suziemufc 4 years ago
Thanks for sharing this with us, i never thought footage of Nick Witchell in the broom cupboard would exist!
millingpebbles 4 years ago 4
Poor Ian McCaskill - judging by his clothes/appearance he looks like he was up all night 'firefighting'.
I'm not sure there's much anyone could have done even if they did get warning..
Incidentally, I'm sure Michael Fish is resigned to having that 'Lady from France' quote etched onto his tombstone by now..
adrian795 4 years ago
Why was music played before the news at 2?
Visonu 4 years ago
because there had been a short interval between the previous educational proramme which finished two minutes earlier.
Rillington2000 3 years ago
They used to do that. I think it was because they just had a few minutes to fill (about 5-10 mins) so would just bung some testcard music onto the record player.
AidanLunn 2 years ago
I slept through the whole thing. I was working in graphics for the regional opt at BBC East in Norwich on the morning after. They had a clean picture feed from us, so I offered London/network any maps, pictures or name-super they required. They turned me down! Sheesh!
televisioneast 4 years ago 2
A very nice compilation, thank you
troublemaker1973 4 years ago
I showed my daughter born in 1985 this today and she's amazed!
she cant remember a thing!
imagos 4 years ago
Oh, and the BBC2 announcer is Malcolm Eynon.
RobinCarmody 4 years ago
I like this old-fashioned news.
RowanAthikson 4 years ago
They never learn do they?
bdavebaldwin 4 years ago
What a nice BBC Breakfast Time intro!
RowanAthikson 4 years ago
I like it too!
RowanAthikson 4 years ago
Looks like part of the storm actually started not far from Bermuda, experts say not tropical? Hmm wouldnt exactly class Bermuda as a cold country...
Michael Buerk was just telling the truth as the the weather people had cocked up the forecast...
TheMessiah79 4 years ago
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don't you just want to punch Michael Berk in the gob, arragant little shit, knowing a storm is coming isn't going to STOP it coming
stevepjk 4 years ago
still wince seeing Ian McCaskill at the end
bdavebaldwin 4 years ago
Not all that hard to believe - the broomcupboard was the BBC1 Continuity suite, if that's down BBC1 is off air, so making sure that was generator backed was a priority.
northernanorak 4 years ago
Hard to believe that Nicholas Witchell and John Kettley were presenting from the famous Broom Cupboard that morning.
treffynnon19 4 years ago
i bet philip scholfield was pissed off having to stick all those pictures and shite back up!!!
joncfc1 4 years ago
Actually, Phillip had left by this time and was replaced by Andy Crane.
treffynnon19 4 years ago
are you sure? i thought going live didnt start till about 88? i can still remember his last week in the job!
but if not, you can change the above to...
i bet that andy crane was pissed off when his super strength lacquered hair was transformed into the mother of all bad hair days in the 5 seconds it took from the limo to the bbc reception...edd the duck was noted as saying it would look better in green....
joncfc1 4 years ago
Schofield left in summer 1987. Going Live! started in September that year, so was going (ha!) by this time.
RobinCarmody 4 years ago
Both this background and the pictures were on separate boards - so they could just take that board out with all the pictures on it and replace it with the living-room background for that morning!
This looks even odder than if he presented it with loads of childish scribbles in the background!
AidanLunn 2 years ago